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1. Taanach
Original (Hebrew): תַּעְנַך (Taʿnaḵ)
Meaning: Possibly “sandy soil”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:21
Description: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua. It was located in the territory of Manasseh but assigned to the Levites. Also spelled Tanach.
2. Taanach-shilo
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “approach to Shiloh”.
First Appearance: Joshua 16:6 KJV
Description: KJV form of Taanath-shiloh.
3. Taanath-shiloh
Original (Hebrew): תַּאֲנַת שִׁלֹה (Taʾanaṯ Šilō)
Meaning: Possibly “approach to Shiloh” or “fig-tree of Shiloh”
First Appearance: Joshua 16:6
Description: A place on the border of Ephraim.
4. Tabbaoth
Original (Hebrew): טַבָּעוֹת (Ṭabbāʿôṯ)
Meaning: “Rings” or “signet rings”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:43
Description: The head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile in Babylon.
5. Tabeal
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “God is good”
First Appearance: Isaiah 7:6
Description: Alternate spelling of Tabeel.
6. Tabeel
Original (Hebrew): טָבְאֵל (Ṭāḇəʾēl)
Meaning: “God is good”
First Appearance: Isaiah 7:6
Description: The father of a man whom the kings of Syria and Israel planned to set on the throne of Judah. Also spelled Tabeal.
7. Taberah
Original (Hebrew): תַּבְעֵרָה (Taḇʿērā)
Meaning: “Burning”
First Appearance: Numbers 11:3
Description: A place in the wilderness where the Israelites complained and God sent fire to consume some of them.
8. Tabitha
Original (Aramaic): טָבִיתָא (Ṭāḇîṯāʾ); (Greek): Δορκάς (Dorkas)
Meaning: “Gazelle”
First Appearance: Acts 9:36
Description: A Christian woman in Joppa, known for her good works and acts of charity. She was raised from the dead by Peter. Her Greek name was Dorcas.
9. Tabor
Original (Hebrew): תָּבוֹר (Tāḇôr)
Meaning: Possibly “height” or “mound”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:22
Description: A prominent mountain in Galilee, near Nazareth. It is traditionally considered the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Also, the name of a town, and a place mentioned in 1 Samuel 10:3.
10. Tabor, plain of
Original (Hebrew): אֵלוֹן
Meaning: “Plain of Tabor”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 10:3
Description: A place near Rachel‘s tomb.
11. Tabrimmon
Original (Hebrew): טַבְרִמֹּן (Ṭaḇrimmōn)
Meaning: “Good is Rimmon” or “Rimmon is good” (Rimmon was a Syrian god)
First Appearance: 1 Kings 15:18
Description: The father of Ben-hadad I, king of Aram (Syria). Also spelled Tabrimon.
12. Tadmor
Original (Hebrew): תַּדְמֹר (Taḏmōr)
Meaning: Possibly “palm tree” or related to a word for “wonder”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 9:18
Description: A city in the Syrian desert, built or fortified by Solomon. It is likely the same as Palmyra.
13. Tahan
Original (Hebrew): תַּחַן (Tāḥan)
Meaning: “Encampment” or “gracious”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:35
Description: An Ephraimite, the founder of a clan. Also, another Ephraimite.
14. Tahanites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Descendents of Tahan”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:35
Description: A family within the tribe of Ephraim.
15. Tahapenes
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Likely of Egyptian origin, meaning “the fortress of Penhase”.
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:19
Description: Alternate spelling for Tahpanhes.
16. Tahash
Original (Hebrew): תַחַשׁ
Meaning: “Dugong” or “sea cow”, an animal.
First Appearance: Genesis 22:24
Description: Son of Nahor.
17. Tahath
Original (Hebrew): תַּחַת (Taḥaṯ)
Meaning: “Below” or “substitute”
First Appearance: Numbers 33:26
Description: An encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. Also, the name of two Kohathite Levites, and an Ephraimite.
18. Tahpanhes
Original (Hebrew): תַּחְפַּנְחֵס (Taḥpanḥēs)
Meaning: Likely of Egyptian origin, meaning “the fortress of Penhase”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 2:16
Description: A city in Egypt, where some of the Jews fled after the fall of Jerusalem. Also spelled Tahapanes, Tehaphnehes, and Hanes.
19. Tahpenes
Original (Hebrew): תַּחְפְּנֵס (Taḥpənēs)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning “the wife of the king”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:19
Description: An Egyptian queen, the wife of the pharaoh who gave refuge to Hadad the Edomite.
20. Tahrea
Original (Hebrew): תַּחְרֵעַ
Meaning: Possibly “cunning” or “crafty”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:41
Description: A descendant of Saul, also called Tarea.
21. Talitha-cumi
Original (Aramaic): טְלִיתָא קוּמִי
Meaning: “Little girl, arise”
First Appearance: Mark 5:41
Description: Words spoken by Jesus when resurrecting Jairus’ daughter.
22. Talmai
Original (Hebrew): תַּלְמַי (Talmay)
Meaning: Possibly “furrow” or “abounding in furrows”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:22
Description: One of the three Anakim (giants) living in Hebron when the Israelites spied out the land. Also, a king of Geshur, the father of Maacah, one of David’s wives.
23. Talmon
Original (Hebrew): טַלְמוֹן (Ṭalmôn)
Meaning: Possibly “oppressor” or “oppressed”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:17
Description: The head of a family of gatekeepers who returned from exile in Babylon.
24. Tamah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Laughter”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 7:53
Description: The KJV form of Temah.
25. Tamar
Original (Hebrew): תָּמָר (Tāmār)
Meaning: “Palm tree” or “date palm”
First Appearance: Genesis 38:6
Description: The daughter-in-law of Judah, who disguised herself as a prostitute to trick Judah into fulfilling his obligation to give her a son. She became an ancestor of Jesus. Also, a daughter of David who was assaulted by her half-brother Amnon, and a daughter of Absalom.
26. Tammuz
Original (Hebrew): תַּמּוּז (Tammûz)
Meaning: The name of a Mesopotamian god of vegetation.
First Appearance: Ezekiel 8:14
Description: A Mesopotamian deity associated with vegetation and the cycle of life and death. Women in Jerusalem were seen weeping for Tammuz in a vision of Ezekiel, representing idolatrous practices.
27. Tanach
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “sandy soil”
First Appearance: Joshua 21:25
Description: Alternate spelling for Taanach.
28. Tanhumeth
Original (Hebrew): תַּנְחֻ֫מֶת (Tanḥumeṯ)
Meaning: “Consolation”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 25:23
Description: The father of Seraiah, a Jewish military commander after the fall of Jerusalem.
29. Taphath
Original (Hebrew): טָפַת (Ṭāp̄aṯ)
Meaning: Possibly “drop” or “ornament”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:11
Description: A daughter of Solomon, who married one of his district governors.
30. Tappuah
Original (Hebrew): תַּפּוּחַ (Tappûaḥ)
Meaning: “Apple” or “apple tree”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:17
Description: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua. Also, a town in the lowlands of Judah, and a town on the border of Ephraim and Manasseh. Also, a descendant of Judah through Caleb.
31. Tarah
Original (Hebrew): תָּרַח
Meaning: Possibly “wild goat” or “station”
First Appearance: Numbers 33:27
Description: An encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings.
32. Taralah
Original (Hebrew): תַּרְאֲלָה (Tarʾălā)
Meaning: Possibly “reeling” or “staggering”
First Appearance: Joshua 18:27
Description: A town in the territory of Benjamin.
33. Tarea
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “cunning” or “crafty”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:35
Description: Alternate spelling of Tahrea.
34. Tarpelites
Original (Hebrew): טַרְפְּלָיֵא
Meaning: Possibly the people from a city in Persia.
First Appearance: Ezra 4:9
Description: A group of people who opposed the rebuilding of the temple.
35. Tarshish
Original (Hebrew): תַּרְשִׁישׁ (Taršîš)
Meaning: Possibly “yellow jasper” or a place name of uncertain meaning.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:4
Description: A distant land or city, known for its trade and wealth, possibly located in Spain or Sardinia. Also, the name of a descendant of Benjamin, and a Persian prince.
36. Tarsus
Original (Greek): Ταρσός (Tarsos)
Meaning: Possibly “flat basket” or derived from a local Anatolian word.
First Appearance: Acts 9:11
Description: A major city in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey). It was the birthplace of Paul.
37. Tartak
Original (Hebrew): תַּרְתָּק (Tartaq)
Meaning: Possibly of Assyrian or Elamite origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:31
Description: A deity worshiped by the Avvites, who were resettled in Samaria by the Assyrians.
38. Tartan
Original (Hebrew): תַּרְתָּן (Tartān)
Meaning: “Commander-in-chief” (an Assyrian title)
First Appearance: 2 Kings 18:17
Description: An Assyrian military title, not a personal name.
39. Tatnai
Original (Hebrew): תַּתְּנַי (Tattənay)
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Ezra 5:3
Description: The Persian governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, who questioned the Jews’ authority to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
40. Tattenai
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning unknown
First Appearance: Ezra 5:3
Description: Alternate spelling of Tatnai.
41. Tehaphnehes
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Likely of Egyptian origin, meaning “the fortress of Penhase”.
First Appearance: Ezekiel 30:18
Description: Alternate spelling of Tahpanhes.
42. Tehinna
Original (Hebrew): תְּחִנָּה
Meaning: “Favor”, “grace”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:12
Description: Son of Eshton, in the tribe of Judah.
43. Tekoa
Original (Hebrew): תְּקוֹעַ
Meaning: “Trumpet” or “pitching of tents”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 14:2
Description: A town in Judah, south of Bethlehem. It was the hometown of the prophet Amos and of several of David’s mighty men.
44. Tekoites
Original (Hebrew): תְּקוֹעִי
Meaning: “From Tekoa”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:26
Description: The inhabitants of Tekoa.
45. Tel-abib
Original (Hebrew): תֵּל אָבִיב
Meaning: “Mound of the flood” or “mound of green ears”
First Appearance: Ezekiel 3:15
Description: A place in Babylonia where some of the Jewish exiles lived, and where Ezekiel had his prophetic visions.
46. Telah
Original (Hebrew): טֶ֫לַח (Ṭélaḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “freshness” or “vigor”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:25
Description: A descendant of Ephraim.
47. Telaim
Original (Hebrew): טְלָאִים
Meaning: “Lambs”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 15:4
Description: A place where Saul gathered his army to fight the Amalekites.
48. Telassar
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “hill of Asshur”.
First Appearance: 2 Kings 19:12
Description: A place conquered by the Assyrians. Also spelled Telassar.
49. Telem
Original (Hebrew): טֶ֫לֶם (Ṭélem)
Meaning: Possibly “oppression” or “lambs”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:24
Description: A gatekeeper who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time. Also, a city in the southern part of Judah, likely the same as Telaim.
50. Tel-harsa
Original (Hebrew): תֵּל־חַרְשָׁא (Tēl-Ḥaršāʾ)
Meaning: “Mound of the deaf” or “mound of the craftsman”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:59
Description: A place in Babylonia from which some Jewish exiles returned, but were unable to prove their Israelite ancestry. Also spelled Tel-haresha.
51. Tel-haresha
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Mound of the deaf” or “mound of the craftsman”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 7:61
Description: Alternate spelling for Tel-harsa.
52. Tel-melah
Original (Hebrew): תֵּל־מֶ֫לַח (Tēl-Mélaḥ)
Meaning: “Mound of salt”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:59
Description: A place in Babylonia from which some Jewish exiles returned, but were unable to prove their Israelite ancestry.
53. Tema
Original (Hebrew): תֵּימָא (Têmāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “south” or “desert”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:15
Description: A son of Ishmael, and the ancestor of a people and a region in Arabia.
54. Teman
Original (Hebrew): תֵּימָן (Têmān)
Meaning: “South” or “right hand”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:11
Description: A grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom. Also, the name of a region and a city in Edom, known for its wisdom.
55. Temani
Original (Hebrew): תֵּימָנִי
Meaning: “Southerner” or “from Teman”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:34
Description: Refers to a person or place connected with Teman.
56. Temanites
Original (Hebrew): תֵּימָנִי (Têmānî)
Meaning: “Southerners” or “people from Teman”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:34
Description: The inhabitants of Teman, a region in Edom.
57. Temeni
Original (Hebrew): הַתֵּימְנִי
Meaning: “Right hand”, or “south side”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:6
Description: Son of Ashur, of the tribe of Judah.
58. Terah
Original (Hebrew): תֶּ֫רַח (Téraḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “ibex” or “wild goat,” or “station” or “delay”
First Appearance: Genesis 11:24
Description: The father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran. He migrated with Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran.
59. Teraphim
Original (Hebrew): תְּרָפִים
Meaning: Possibly “givers of prosperity”, or related to a word meaning “healers”
First Appearance: Genesis 31:19
Description: Household gods or idols, likely representing ancestors or protective deities.
60. Teresh
Original (Hebrew): תֶּ֫רֶשׁ (Téreš)
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning “severe” or “austere”
First Appearance: Esther 2:21
Description: One of the two eunuchs who plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus, but whose plot was discovered by Mordecai.
61. Tertius
Original (Greek): Τέρτιος (Tertios)
Meaning: “Third” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Romans 16:22
Description: The scribe who wrote down Paul’s letter to the Romans.
62. Tertullus
Original (Greek): Τέρτυλλος (Tertyllos)
Meaning: A diminutive form of Tertius, meaning “third” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Acts 24:1
Description: A lawyer or orator hired by the Jewish leaders to bring charges against Paul before the Roman governor Felix.
63. Tetrarch
Original (Greek): τετραάρχης
Meaning: “Ruler of a fourth part” or “ruler of a quarter”
First Appearance: Matthew 14:1
Description: A ruler of a portion of a divided kingdom, or a subordinate ruler within the Roman Empire.
64. Thaddaeus
Original (Greek): Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaios)
Meaning: Possibly “courageous heart” or derived from a word for “breast”
First Appearance: Matthew 10:3
Description: One of the twelve apostles, also called Lebbaeus and Judas the son of James (in Luke and Acts).
65. Thahash
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Dugong” or “sea cow”
First Appearance: Genesis 22:24 KJV
Description: KJV form of Tahash.
66. Thamah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Laughter”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:53
Description: Alternate spelling of Temah, one of the family heads returning from exile.
67. Thamar
Original (Greek): Θάμαρ
Meaning: “Palm tree”
First Appearance: Matthew 1:3
Description: The Greek New Testament form of Tamar.
68. Thebez
Original (Hebrew): תֵּבֵץ (Tēḇēṣ)
Meaning: Possibly “brightness” or “shining”
First Appearance: Judges 9:50
Description: A town near Shechem where Abimelech was killed.
69. Theophilus
Original (Greek): Θεόφιλος (Theophilos)
Meaning: “Friend of God” or “loved by God”
First Appearance: Luke 1:3
Description: The person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts are addressed. He may have been a Roman official or a patron who sponsored the writing of these books.
70. Thessalonica
Original (Greek): Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessalonikē)
Meaning: Named after Thessalonike, the wife of Cassander and half-sister of Alexander the Great.
First Appearance: Acts 17:1
Description: A major city in Macedonia (northern Greece). Paul established a church there, and he wrote two letters to the Thessalonians (1 and 2 Thessalonians).
71. Thessalonians
Original (Greek): Θεσσαλονικεῦσιν
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Thessalonica”
First Appearance: 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Description: People living in the city Thessalonica.
72. Theudas
Original (Greek): Θευδᾶς (Theudas)
Meaning: Possibly a shortened form of a Greek name meaning “gift of God”
First Appearance: Acts 5:36
Description: A Jewish rebel who led a revolt that was put down by the Romans. Gamaliel mentions him in a speech before the Sanhedrin.
73. Thomas
Original (Greek): Θωμᾶς (Thōmas)
Meaning: “Twin” (from Aramaic)
First Appearance: Matthew 10:3
Description: One of the twelve apostles, also called Didymus (which also means “twin”). He is best known for doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he could see and touch his wounds, earning him the nickname “Doubting Thomas.”
74. Thummim
Original (Hebrew): תֻּמִּים
Meaning: “Perfections”
First Appearance: Exodus 28:30
Description: An object used in conjunction with the Urim for discerning God’s will.
75. Thyatira
Original (Greek): Θυάτειρα (Thuateira)
Meaning: Possibly of Lydian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Acts 16:14
Description: A city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), known for its textile industry, particularly the production of purple dye. Lydia, Paul’s first convert in Philippi, was from Thyatira. It was also one of the seven churches addressed in the book of Revelation.
76. Tiberias
Original (Greek): Τιβεριάς (Tiberias)
Meaning: Named after the Roman emperor Tiberius.
First Appearance: John 6:1
Description: A city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, built by Herod Antipas and named in honor of the emperor Tiberius.
77. Tiberius
Original (Greek): Τιβέριος (Tiberios)
Meaning: “Of the Tiber” (referring to the Tiber River in Rome)
First Appearance: Luke 3:1
Description: Tiberius Caesar, the second Roman emperor, reigning from AD 14 to 37. He was the emperor during the ministry of John the Baptist and Jesus.
78. Tibni
Original (Hebrew): תִּבְנִי (Tiḇnî)
Meaning: Possibly “straw” or “builder”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:21
Description: A man who contested Omri for the throne of Israel after the death of Zimri.
79. Tidal
Original (Hebrew): תִּדְעָל (Tiḏʿāl)
Meaning: Possibly “fear” or “reverence”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:1
Description: A king who allied with Chedorlaomer and other kings against the cities of the plain.
80. Tiglath-pileser
Original (Hebrew): תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiḡlaṯ Pilʾeser)
Meaning: “My trust is in the son of Esharra” (Assyrian name)
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:29
Description: Tiglath-Pileser III, a powerful king of Assyria who reigned from 745 to 727 BC. He expanded the Assyrian Empire and conquered parts of Israel and Judah. Also called Pul.
81. Tikvah
Original (Hebrew): תִּקְוָה
Meaning: “Hope” or “expectation”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 22:14
Description: The father of Shallum, the husband of Huldah the prophetess. Also, the father of a man who opposed Ezra.
82. Tikvath
Original (Hebrew): —
Meaning: “Hope” or “expectation”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 34:22 KJV
Description: An alternate spelling of Tikvah.
83. Tilon
Original (Hebrew): טִילוֹן
Meaning: Possibly “gift” or “murmuring”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:20
Description: A descendant of Judah.
84. Timaeus
Original (Greek): Τίμαιος
Meaning: “Honourable”
First Appearance: Mark 10:46
Description: The father of the blind beggar Bartimaeus.
85. Timnah
Original (Hebrew): תִּמְנָה (Timnā)
Meaning: “Portion” or “allotment”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:12
Description: A concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and the mother of Amalek. Also, the name of several towns, including a town in the hill country of Judah where Judah encountered Tamar, and a town on the border of Judah and Dan.
86. Timnath
Original (Hebrew): תִּמְנָה
Meaning: “Portion” or “allotment”
First Appearance: Genesis 38:12
Description: An alternate spelling of Timnah.
87. Timnath-heres
Original (Hebrew): תִּמְנַת־חֶרֶס
Meaning: “Portion of the sun”
First Appearance: Judges 2:9
Description: Another form of Timnath-serah.
88. Timnath-serah
Original (Hebrew): תִּמְנַת־סֶ֫רַח (Timnaṯ-Séraḥ)
Meaning: “Portion of abundance” or “portion of the sun”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:50
Description: The town in the hill country of Ephraim given to Joshua as his inheritance, where he was buried. Also called Timnath-heres.
89. Timnite
Original (Hebrew): הַתִּמְנִי
Meaning: “From Timnah”
First Appearance: Genesis 38:12
Description: Refers to a person from the town of Timnah.
90. Timon
Original (Greek): Τίμων (Timōn)
Meaning: “Honorable” or “valuable”
First Appearance: Acts 6:5
Description: One of the seven men chosen by the early church in Jerusalem to serve the needs of the Hellenistic Jewish widows.
91. Timothy
Original (Greek): Τιμόθεος (Timotheos)
Meaning: “Honoring God” or “honored by God”
First Appearance: Acts 16:1
Description: A young disciple from Lystra, the son of a Jewish woman and a Greek father. He became a close companion and co-worker of Paul on his missionary journeys. Paul wrote two letters to him (1 and 2 Timothy), which are part of the New Testament.
92. Tiphsah
Original (Hebrew): תִּפְסַח (Tip̄saḥ)
Meaning: “Ford” or “crossing”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:24
Description: A city on the Euphrates River, marking the northeastern limit of Solomon’s kingdom. Also, a town where Menahem, king of Israel, committed atrocities.
93. Tiras
Original (Hebrew): תִּירָס (Tîrās)
Meaning: Possibly “desire” or of unknown origin.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:2
Description: A son of Japheth.
94. Tirhakah
Original (Hebrew): תִּרְהָקָה
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: 2 Kings 19:9
Description: A king of Cush (Ethiopia) who fought against Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
95. Tiria
Original (Hebrew): תִּירִיָא (Tîrîyāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “fear” or “reverence”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:16
Description: A descendant of Judah.
96. Tirzah
Original (Hebrew): תִּרְצָה
Meaning: “Delight” or “pleasantness”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:33
Description: One of the daughters of Zelophehad, who received an inheritance because their father had no sons. Also, a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, and later a capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.
97. Tishbite
Original (Hebrew): תִּשְׁבִּי
Meaning: “From Tishbe”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 17:1
Description: Refers to Elijah, as a person from the town or area of Tishbe.
98. Titus
Original (Greek): Τίτος (Titos)
Meaning: “Honorable” or possibly “of the Titans” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: 2 Corinthians 2:13
Description: A Gentile Christian who was a close companion and co-worker of Paul. Paul sent him on several important missions, including to Corinth and Crete. Paul wrote a letter to him (the book of Titus), which is part of the New Testament.
99. Toah
Original (Hebrew): תּוֹחַ (Tōaḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “lowly” or “humble”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:34
Description: A Levite, an ancestor of Samuel. Also called Nahath and Tohu.
100. Tob
Original (Hebrew): טוֹב (Ṭôḇ)
Meaning: “Good”
First Appearance: Judges 11:3
Description: A region east of the Jordan River where Jephthah fled from his brothers.
101. Tob-adonijah
Original (Hebrew): טוֹב אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ
Meaning: “Good is the Lord Adonijah”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 17:8
Description: One of the Levites sent out by Jehoshaphat.
102. Tobiah
Original (Hebrew): טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭôḇîyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is good” or “goodness of Yahweh”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:60
Description: The head of a family that returned from exile in Babylon, but could not prove their Israelite ancestry. Also, an Ammonite official who opposed Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Also, a man who returned from exile with gold and silver for the crowning of Joshua the high priest.
103. Tobijah
Original (Hebrew): טוֹבִיָּהוּ
Meaning: “Yahweh is good” or “goodness of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 17:8
Description: A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in Judah.
104. Tochen
Original (Hebrew): תֹּ֫כֶן
Meaning: “Measure” or “task”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:32
Description: A town in the territory of Simeon.
105. Togarmah
Original (Hebrew): תֹּגַרְמָה (Tōḡarmā)
Meaning: Possibly of Anatolian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:3
Description: A son of Gomer, and the ancestor of a people known for their horses and mules, often associated with Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).
106. Tohu
Original (Hebrew): תֹּ֫חוּ
Meaning: Possibly, “lowly”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:1
Description: An ancestor of Samuel the prophet.
107. Toi
Original (Hebrew): תֹּעִי (Tōʿî) or תֹּעוּ (Tōʿû)
Meaning: Possibly “wandering” or “error”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:9
Description: A king of Hamath who sent gifts to David after David’s victory over Hadadezer. Also spelled Tou.
108. Tola
Original (Hebrew): תּוֹלָע (Tôlāʿ)
Meaning: “Worm” or “scarlet”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:13
Description: A son of Issachar and founder of an Issacharite clan. Also, a judge of Israel who judged for 23 years.
109. Tolad
Original (Hebrew): תּוֹלָד
Meaning: “Generation”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:29
Description: A town in Simeon, also called El-tolad.
110. Tolaites
Original (Hebrew): הַתּוֹלָעִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Tola”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:23
Description: A family in the tribe of Issachar.
111. Tomb
Original (Hebrew/Greek): Various
Meaning: A place for the burial of a corpse.
First Appearance: Genesis 23:4
Description: Used throughout the Bible to describe a burial place.
112. Tou
Original (Hebrew): —
Meaning: Possibly “wandering” or “error”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 18:9
Description: Alternate spelling of Toi.
113. Trachonitis
Original (Greek): Τραχωνῖτις
Meaning: “Rough, stony region”
First Appearance: Luke 3:1
Description: Region northeast of Galilee ruled by Philip the tetrarch.
114. Troas
Original (Greek): Τρῳάς (Trōas)
Meaning: Named after the ancient city of Troy.
First Appearance: Acts 16:8
Description: A port city in northwest Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Paul visited Troas on several of his missionary journeys.
115. Trophimus
Original (Greek): Τρόφιμος (Trophimos)
Meaning: “Nourishing” or “foster child”
First Appearance: Acts 20:4
Description: A Christian from Ephesus who accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem.
116. Tryphena
Original (Greek): Τρύφαινα (Tryphaina)
Meaning: “Delicate” or “dainty”
First Appearance: Romans 16:12
Description: A Christian woman in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings, noting that she “works hard in the Lord.”
117. Tryphosa
Original (Greek): Τρυφῶσα (Tryphōsa)
Meaning: “Delicate” or “luxurious”
First Appearance: Romans 16:12
Description: A Christian woman in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings, also noting that she “works hard in the Lord.”
118. Tubal
Original (Hebrew): תֻּבַל (Tuḇal) or תּוּבַל (Tûḇal)
Meaning: Possibly “you shall be brought” or of uncertain origin.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:2
Description: A son of Japheth, and the ancestor of a people often associated with Asia Minor.
119. Tubal-cain
Original (Hebrew): תּוּבַל קַיִן (Tûḇal Qáyin)
Meaning: “You will be brought of Cain” or possibly “smith of Tubal”
First Appearance: Genesis 4:22
Description: A descendant of Cain, known as the “forger of all instruments of bronze and iron.”
120. Tychicus
Original (Greek): Τυχικός (Tychikos)
Meaning: “Fortunate”
First Appearance: Acts 20:4
Description: A Christian from Asia who accompanied Paul on some of his travels. Paul sent him on missions to Ephesus and Colossae.
121. Tyrannus
Original (Greek): Τύραννος
Meaning: “Tyrant”, “sovereign”, or “absolute ruler”
First Appearance: Acts 19:9
Description: A man in Ephesus in whose lecture hall Paul taught daily for two years.
122. Tyre
Original (Hebrew): צֹר (Ṣōr); (Greek): Τύρος (Tyros)
Meaning: “Rock”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:29
Description: A major Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel. It was known for its seafaring, trade, and wealth. It had close ties with Israel during the reigns of David and Solomon.
123. Tyrus
Original (Hebrew): צֹר
Meaning: “Rock”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 25:22
Description: Another spelling of Tyre.